Health Awareness
Bladder and bowel Q4 2022
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Successful new drug candidate for patients with bladder cancer – from discovery to the clinic
From scientific discovery to the clinic — a new treatment for bladder cancer has demonstrated efficacy and safety in controlled clinical trials. The active molecule triggers apoptosis in cancer tissue — a beneficial form of cell death. The tumours respond rapidly to treatment, and fragments of the tumour are released, resulting in a reduction in...
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Discover why more people are being referred for bowel cancer tests
Dame Deborah James’ enduring message was to ‘check your poo — it could save your life,’ and it seems like people have been doing just that. Nearly 43,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year. Yet, sadly, more than 16,500 people die from the disease each year, making it the second most fatal cancer....
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Helpful solutions for functional regeneration of the pelvic floor
Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) symptoms, such as incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, bowel symptoms (eg. faecal incontinence, rectal prolapse) and sexual problems (eg. erectile dysfunction and dyspareunia), are among the most common problems that are never talked about. Affecting both men and women, symptoms of PFD are often interconnected and may have different causes, with a...
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The earlier bladder cancer is caught, the better the outcome can be
Bladder cancer is highly treatable if it is caught early enough. That’s why you shouldn’t delay if you spot symptoms, which can include blood in your urine. See your GP. “Let’s be honest,” says Kathryn Chatterton, Bladder Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. If you have the symptoms of...
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Five self-help tips for leaky bladders
Urinary incontinence is bladder leakage that you can’t control. It is thought that one in four people will suffer with urinary incontinence at some point in their life, and many people suffer in silence because they feel too embarrassed to seek help. Whether you can’t get to the loo in time or it’s exercising or...
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Four million people in the UK would not see a GP even if passing blood
A poll has revealed that 7.5 million people in the UK would be too embarrassed to talk to GPs about symptoms of serious bowel disorders. Generation Z (18 to 24-year-olds) would delay seeing a GP the longest; with one in five (19%) saying they’d take more than a month to see a doctor even when...
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Empowering patients to seek help with bladder and bowel concerns
Up to 6 million people, nationally, are affected with bladder problems — many of those with accidental bladder leakage — and 1 in 10 of us will suffer from bowel dysfunction in our lifetimes. Remaining in optimal bladder and bowel health can be challenging as so many of our lifestyle choices might have an impact...
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Irritable bowel syndrome can take over a person’s everyday life
Over 1 in 10 people in the UK are thought to have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in the UK. It is not quite known what causes IBS, but there are certain triggers such as emotional stress or sensitivities to certain food. A gut infection such as food poisoning or gastroenteritis and certain medications can trigger...
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Bladder cancer: the fifth most common cancer that you’ve likely never heard of
Over 21,000 people are diagnosed with invasive and non-invasive bladder cancer annually in the UK. Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the western world. For men, it is the fourth most common. Despite the high number of people diagnosed, bladder cancer currently receives just 1% of cancer research funding in the UK and...
